Offshore underwater facility



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PUBLISHED JUNE 9, 1970 T875,008 OFFSHORE UNDERWATER FACILITY Walter R. Hunt, 1524 Deerpath, Mountainside, NJ. 07092 Filed Apr. 8, 1969, Ser. No. 815,521 Int. Cl. E02d 29/00 US. CI. 61-46 5 Sheets Drawings. 16 Pages Specification This invention is directed to a marine structure for the underwater storage of oil, or other water-immiscible fluids lighter than water, in offshore areas. The facility comprises a plurality of bottomless concrete receptacles which, due to their Weight overcome buoyancy eifects, and remain stationary 0n the sea bed even when filled with oil. The concrete underwater structure has further application as a production platform and as an offshore single point mooring facility.

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